The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.2° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
61
60
60
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
41
27
42
47
34
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03PM2.00m
8:21AM1.42m
8:45PM1.95m
9:05AM1.49m
9:24PM1.85m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.15m
2:14PM0.09m
3:13AM0.14m
3:01PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
13
13
13
13
17
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
9
11
9
9
12
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
13
15
15
15
15
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